Defunct regional airline of the United Kingdom (1987–2019)
Not to be confused with Flybe.
This article is about the defunct British regional airline. For its former parent, see British Midland International.
flybmi
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
II (1987–1998)
BD (1998–2001)
BM (2001–2019)
GNT (1987–2001)
BMR (2001–2019)
GRANITE (1987–2001)
KITTIWAKE (2001–2012)
MIDLAND (2012–2019)
Founded
14 May 1987 (1987-05-14) (as Business Air)
Commenced operations
15 August 1987 (1987-08-15) (as Business Air)
29 March 1998 (1998-03-29) (as British Midland Commuter)
1 February 2001 (2001-02-01) (as BMI Regional)
5 July 2018 (2018-07-05) (as Flybmi)
Ceased operations
29 March 1998 (1998-03-29) (as Business Air)
1 February 2001 (2001-02-01) (as British Midland Commuter)
5 July 2018 (2018-07-05) (as BMI Regional)
16 February 2019 (2019-02-16) (as Flybmi)
Operating bases
Aberdeen
Bristol
Brussels
Derry
East Midlands
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Karlstad
Leeds/Bradford
Manchester
Munich
Newcastle upon Tyne
Frequent-flyer program
BMI Diamond Club
Alliance
Star Alliance (affiliate; 2000–2012)
Parent company
British Midland International (1996–2012)
Sector Aviation Holdings (2012–2015)
Airline Investments Limited (2015–2019)
Headquarters
East Midlands Airport
Key people
Stephen Bond (Chairman)
Peter Simpson (CEO)
Flybmi, styled as flybmi, legally British Midland Regional Limited and formerly branded as bmi Regional, was a regional airline in the United Kingdom that operated scheduled passenger services across the UK and Europe. The head office of the airline was at East Midlands Airport in North West Leicestershire, and it had operating bases at Aberdeen, Brussels, Bristol, East Midlands, Newcastle and Munich.
Flybmi was a former subsidiary of British Midland International (BMI), which was purchased from Lufthansa by International Airlines Group (IAG) on 20 April 2012. Regional was sold to Sector Aviation Holdings in May 2012 and operated as an independent airline from October 2012. In August 2015, the airline became part of a new regional airline group, Airline Investments Limited (AIL),[1] along with Loganair.[2]
Flybmi ceased operations and filed for administration on 16 February 2019.[3]
^"New regional airline group created". BBC News Online. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
^"New regional airline group created: bmi regional and Loganair now part of AIL Group". BMI Regional. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
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